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2-T mangroves planted in NegOcc's coastal village
“We only have one planet earth – one world. It is our earth. Our home.” This was the statement of Ignacio Cabayao Jr., chief Agrarian Reform Program officer during a mangrove-planting activity in Barangay Tomongtong’s ...
- March 2, 2019
DOST willing to clean Boracay algal bloom
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will help the local government unit of Malay in cleaning the excessive algae that grew on the white-sand shores of this island resort. “Dr. Palencia invented the vigormin, a ...
- March 10, 2017
EMB to resume issuing permits to Boracay establishments
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Region 6 has recommended the lifting of the moratorium on the issuance of Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC), discharge permit, permit to operate and other environmental ...
- July 19, 2018
39 families up for relocation as Malandog River undergoes rehab
The provincial government is set to relocate 38 families to complete the construction of the Malandog River bank's slope protection. Malandog River Rehabilitation and Development Project Management officer Ruth Martinez ...
- April 1, 2019
'Boracay cesspool no more but much rehab work still needed'
Environment secretary Roy Cimatu asked “extended patience, support and understanding” from stakeholders amid the ongoing rehabilitation of this world-famous island resort. The half-year rehabilitation which aims to reverse ...
- October 17, 2018
'Family-oriented' Boracay eyed
The Department of Tourism Region 6 (DOT-6) is eyeing to make this island resort a “family-oriented” destination when it reopens in less than three months. “We are looking at a more family-oriented destination. Before, the ...
- July 29, 2018
Tourism department backs Manila Bay rehab
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed full support for the government’s initiative to clean-up and revive the polluted Manila Bay by replicating the same rehabilitation strategy used in Boracay. In a statement, the ...
- January 14, 2019
Euro tourist told to explore other PH options amid Boracay closure
Travel agencies organizing packaged tours to the Philippines for the European market have been told to look for other suitable destinations in the country since the closure of Boracay Island, European Chamber of Commerce ...
- May 24, 2018
Boracay water sports activities to resume this December – Cimatu
Regular operation of water sports activities in Boracay Island will resume by the first week of December, Environment secretary Roy Cimatu said. In an interview, Cimatu said the suspension of water sports activities is ...
- October 15, 2018
Biodiversity assessment seen to aid Boracay sustainability
An underwater cleanup joined by at least 50 divers was held to mark the start of the biodiversity assessment of coastal and marine areas on the island on Oct. 23. Twelve sacks of assorted trash, mostly plastic and bottles, ...
- October 27, 2018